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Sand-Wasp

Bembix oculata

Description:

A quite big (3.5-4.5 cm) and compact wasp that flied erratically,

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Sand-wasp
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10 Comments

Pedro Beirão
Pedro Beirão 10 years ago

No problem :) I actually enjoy cleaning up the unidentified section (or at least try to xD) of the missions.

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

nice spotting!

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

Thank you so much Pedro. I had looked up everywhere and had already given up on trying to find its ID.. But it's really cool you could, obrigadão!

Pedro Beirão
Pedro Beirão 10 years ago

Looks like a sand-wasp Bembix sp. problem is there are 9 species in Portugal (if im not mistaken) but with the spotting pictures and location being near Faro I'd say it's probably Bembix oculata http://naturdata.com/Bembix-oculata-2466...
http://www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/r...

Filipa
Filipa 10 years ago

Amazing ! I wonder what wasp it is ?

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

Not quite 5cm, but it was pretty big!
Thanks, Madalena.

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

wow 5 cm that's big

mendes.madalena
mendes.madalena 10 years ago

how cool!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Wow!

PedroNicolau
PedroNicolau 10 years ago

Any ideas?

PedroNicolau
Spotted by
PedroNicolau

Algarve, Portugal

Spotted on Aug 26, 2013
Submitted on Aug 26, 2013

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